Amateur carpenters who have laid out the cuts in a stair stringer (the zig-zag structural support for the steps) know the queasy feeling that bubbles up at the prospect of this job. There’s the simple ...

Marking and cutting stair stringers doesn’t have to be complicated. This video shows a clear, step-by-step approach used by builders on the job. Could this method simplify your next project? Tennessee ...

To lay out a set of stair stringers from scratch requires a little math, but not much. Equally important is some quiet time to run the numbers and at the same time to think about the construction ...

Wood is very easy to work with, and it can create very strong stairs. I stood just 10 feet away from a marvelous circular staircase made from wood. It was in the Loretto Chapel in Santa Fe, New Mexico ...

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DEAR TIM: I need to build some simple outdoor steps to replace ones that fell apart and rotted (even though they were made with treated lumber). I’m fairly handy and have a decent grasp of the math ...

You may be like most folks. I’m guessing you give very little thought to the stairs you go up and down on a regular basis. They might be constructed from wood, steel, or concrete. The vast majority of ...